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Name the products of hydrolysis of sucrose. Why is sucrose not a reducing sugar ?

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On hydrolysis , sucrose gives equimolar mixture of D-(+)-glucose and D-(-)-fructose. Sucrose is not a reducing sugar as glucose and fructose are linked through their reducing centres in structure of sucrose.
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